If I attend the session but don't eat or drink, do I still have to pay?  I'd love to hear the talk, but I don't have time to manage compliance issues.

On Fri Jun 10th, 2011 7:17 AM CDT Sally Gunz wrote:

>Indeed 'wow' -- there is no such thing as a free cocktail.
>
>What I am actually much more interested in is the 'global mindset'. Is 
>this a revitalization of the XYZ? First steps?
>
>Sally
>
>On 6/10/2011 8:05 AM, Steve Salbu wrote:
>> When you read below, pay particular attention to the caveat at the end.  This is cut and pasted from a message to members of the American Accounting Association.
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>> "Cocktails, conversation and sparkling insights
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>> Join your friends at Ernst&  Young for an evening of networking as we learn more about the Development of a Global Mindset at the 2011 American Accounting Association Annual Meeting.
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>> The global mindset is the intellectual, psychological and social attributes that allow a person to function on a global level. It is a requisite skill for leadership and a key enabler for global business success.
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>> Enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the opportunity to chat with Ernst&  Young leaders about how employers and academics can prepare students and early-career professionals to work effectively in the global marketplace
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>> Featuring Ernst&  Young Chairman and CEO and Chair of the Center of Audit Quality* Jim Turley
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>> Sunday, August 7, 2011
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>> 6:00-8:00p.m.
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>> Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
>> 1550 Court Place
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>> Tower building, 2nd Level, Ballroom 1
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>> To R.S.V.P. click here by Friday, June 17, 2011
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>> *The Center for Audit Quality is a profession-wide public policy and information forum to serve investors, the public company auditing profession, and the capital markets.
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>> State and local officials and employees (including employees of state colleges or universities) may be subject to certain state gifts and ethics rules. If you are a state college or university employee, before accepting this invitation, please check with your Ethics Officer (or designated Department representative) about whether or not there are any restrictions or prohibitions related to state gift and ethics laws that apply you.
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>> If you are employed by a publicly funded school in New York or Georgia - due to the restrictions of the gift and ethics rules in your state, you must either decline to accept or pay the fair market value of any food, beverages or other items offered by Ernst&  Young at this event."